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Florida Precious Metals (Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium and Copper) Fraud and Misrepresentation Federal and State Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: On December 14, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission”) issued in the Federal Register an interpretation regarding the meaning of the term “actual delivery,” as set forth in the Commodity Exchange Act. Recently, the Commission…

Adoption of Final Rule for Broker-Dealers Engaging in a Retail Forex Business The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) recently announced the adoption of a final rule (Rule 15b12-1) to permit a registered broker-dealer to engage in a retail forex business, provided that the broker-dealer complies with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the rules and…

Bond Discount – Florida Bond Investment Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Contract and Negligence FINRA Arbitration and State and Federal Litigation Attorney: A bond discount is the amount by which the market price of a bond is lower than its face value. Outstanding bonds with fixed coupons go to discounts when market interest rates…

Negligent Misrepresentation – Florida Commercial, Business and Tort – State and Federal Court Litigation and AAA Arbitration Attorney: In order to allege a viable cause of action for negligent misrepresentation a plaintiff must allege in his complaint that: (1) the defendant made a misrepresentation of material fact that he believed to be true but which…

Professional Negligence Claims Against Accountants, Engineers, Surveyors, Architects and Others – Florida State and Federal Litigation and AAA Arbitration Attorney: In Florida, professional negligence claims require four elements: (1) existence of a legal duty, (2) breach of the duty, (3) proximate causation, and (4) actual loss. Generally, this duty of care only exists between parties…

South Florida, including Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Stuart and Jupiter, Affinity Fraud and Misrepresentation , Especially in the Area of Elder Abuse, FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Affinity Fraud: State securities regulators are warning investors, especially elder people, to be on guard against a rise in affinity group fraud. What is affinity fraud? It`s…

Seniors Beware: What you Should Know About Life Settlements – South Florida Senior and Elder Financial Abuse Fraud, Misrepresentation and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Litigation and FINRA Arbitration Attorney: Life Settlements: Lately, more and more seniors are hearing about opportunities to sell their existing life insurance for cash in transactions known as life settlements. A…

The Securities Act of 1933 and The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 – South Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Davie, Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach, Federal and State Court Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: The Federal Securities Laws: The purpose of this post is to provide the reader with general information…

South Florida, including Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin County, Securities and Investment Broker/Dealer, Investment Advisor and Private Fraud, Mismanagement and Misrepresentation Arbitration and Litigation Attorney What Constitutes a Security: What initially comes to most people’s minds when the word security is mentioned is a stock or bond. Yet, from a legal standpoint, the word…